City leaders had praised the new group as a key strategy for fighting crime. Now they are trying to assess whether it was flawed from the start. By Jesus Jiménez Mark Walker Steve Eder Joseph ...

As the city of Memphis and the rest of the nation continue reeling from the death of Tyre Nichols, the specialized Memphis Police Department unit that was involved in the 29-year-old’s arrest has come ...

The Scorpion police team whose officers are charged in the death of Tyre Nichols has been disbanded. But Memphis wasn’t the only city to turn again to specialized teams to fight a new surge in crime.

Jan 27 (Reuters) - At least some of the officers involved in the traffic stop that authorities say resulted in the beating and death of Tyre Nichols were part of a specialized Memphis policing unit ...